DATE: OCTOBER 3, 2001 “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE”
TO: NEWS MEDIA
FROM: SHERIFF LAWRENCE W. CROW, JR.
MEDIA CONTACT: AARON FLINT, (863) 534-6377
OR (863) 502-8262, PAGER
COPS GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT POLK COUNTY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY
The Polk County Sheriff's Office will be sponsoring a 4-man scramble golf tournament at the
Ridgewood Lakes Golf and Country Club on Hwy 27, north of Haines City on Saturday,
October 6, 2001. The tournament will begin at 8 a.m.
Thirty-six 4-man teams, most of which represent local corporations, will test their golfing
skills in an effort to raise money for the Polk County Sheriff's Office Community Oriented
Policing (COPS) program.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office, in coordination with the Polk County Board of County
Commissioners, local communities, and the federal government, operate Community Oriented
Policing (COPS) units throughout unincorporated Polk County. The COPS deputies work to
improve the relationship between law enforcement and the public, and the quality of life for
underprivileged children and elderly citizens of Polk County.
Several corporate sponsors also have donated items that will be auctioned off at noon on
Saturday. All proceeds from the golf tournament and silent auction will help buy Christmas
presents for underprivileged children and elderly members of the community.
Donations of new unwrapped toys and teddy bears will be accepted at the tournament.
If an individual can not attend the tournament, but would like to make a donation, contact Sam
McGuirt at 863-534-6363
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DISTRIBUTION: Sheriff Crow, Undersheriff Alley, Communications